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New Challenge: Dark Matter This month's challenge is anti-prompts: tropes, words, and strategies to avoid when creating your fanwork.
A young child of Men befriends Sámaril, the troubled master smith of Imladris. The Noldorin craftsman experiences the joy and pain born of friendships between the Eldar and mortal Men and comes to question his people’s values as his life becomes entwined with Isildur’s youngest son and two…
But at the very end of the letter she spoke of one more prisoner that Elladan and Elrohir had discovered in one of the deepest dungeons of Dol Guldur, locked away behind a door unopened in so long that the hinges had rusted.
Maglor has been rescued from Dol Guldur, and now faces…
Shadow spoke to Acha Rezak about her upcoming presentation for Mereth Aderthad, which reads Tolkien less as a Catholic Christian work and more as a world inclusive of many religions, especially in its focus on nature and landscapes
Maglor, Fingon and Finrod go for a picnic, and Maglor is in a bad mood. Written for the Dark Matter challenge prompt: 'the letter E'.
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Shadow spoke to Acha Rezak about her upcoming presentation for Mereth Aderthad, which reads Tolkien less as a Catholic Christian work and more as a world inclusive of many religions, especially in its focus on nature and landscapes
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Part of our Themed Collection series for our newsletter, this collection features fiction, artwork, and essays that transcend the idea of Orcs as the enemy, instead considering their humanity.
One wrong decision can make a world of difference. When one of the Fellowship makes the mistake, the consequences are so severe that only the Valar can repair it. But will they?
Glorfindel daughter's life is in Elrohir's hands and only she remembers th eir love for each other. The fate of…
The Gardens of the Entwives are fallen, but two Entwives remain.
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Fabulous descriptions! Very vivid imagery, I felt like I was standing beside her. It also reminded me of Tolkien's descriptions of when Tuor reaches Vinyamar for the first time.
I think this is a really excellent and original response to the "By the Sea" prompt!
And I see now that you stated here explicitly that this was in response to my wish list that you filled the "sea shell" prompt.
Apologies for missing that earlier!
(I did thank you over at tolkienshortfanworks but wasn't entirely sure whether it might not be coincidence that you picked up that prompt, as they do go so well together, don't they!)
I've bumped into this ficlet again and although the imagery has kept coming back to my mind from time to time, I've enjoyed it even more reading it again.
I think I relate so much because I always used to do just this myself: wander off in relatively unexplored regions alone, gathering bumps and bruises (evidence of fun-having-been-had), feeling the energising power of the wind, gasping at a new unexpected view that appears as a rise is crested, exploring the tiny treasures found along the way, selectively pocketing a few mementos...
These are the places where deeper thoughts take on deeper colours.
And much as I love them, I love knowing a warm home is also waiting for me.
Comments on Beyond the Western Shore
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